2015 Jalalabad suicide bombing explained

2015 Jalalabad suicide bombing
Location:	Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Target:	Bank
Type:	Motorcycle suicide bombing
Date:	18 April 2015
Fatalities:	33
Injuries:	100
Perps:	Islamic State - Khorasan Province

The 2015 Jalalabad suicide bombing occurred on 18 April 2015. A suicide bomber on a motorcycle, allegedly affiliated with ISIL's Khorasan Province, struck a bank in the city of Jalalabad in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, killing at least 33 people and injuring another 100. It marked the first major attack by ISIL Khorasan after it was formed three months earlier, in January 2015.^{[1] [2] [3]}

See also

• List of massacres in Afghanistan
• List of terrorist incidents linked to Islamic State – Khorasan Province

Notes and References

1. Web site: ISIS motorbike bomber kills 33 at bank in Afghanistan . Masoud . Popalzai . Saleem . Mehsud . 18 April 2015. CNN.
2. Web site: Afghan blast kills 33; president blames Islamic State. Reuters.
3. Web site: Afghanistan suicide bomb in Jalalabad leaves many dead. BBC News.